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Tasty Chicken (microwave recipe)
Submitted by Dee Donaldson

A delicious chicken recipe for the microwave or pressure cooker!

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Ingredients:

2 chicken legs and 2 chicken thighs (washed and patted dry)
Garlic powder
Onion powder
Dried basil or oregano
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Arrange chicken pieces in glass baking dish with bones to the inside. Peel back skin and sprinkle lightly with seasonings. Pull skin back over chicken pieces and sprinkle basil or oregano lightly over top of chicken. Cover with waxed paper and microwave on HIGH for 12 to 13 minutes. Remove and discard waxed paper, baste chicken and microwave on HIGH for an additional 3 to 4 minutes. Baste and let stand for 5 minutes and serve. 

For crispy skin place chicken under broiler for 4 to 5
minutes, then let stand for 5 minutes.

I've also prepared the chicken as stated above and cooked it in a pressure cooker. It is the best "stewed chicken" I've ever had. To cook in pressure cooker brown chicken on both sides in pressure cooker. Place
lid on cooker and bring up to steam. Seal cooker and cook for 20 minutes. Allow to cool for 10 minutes, quench pot under cold water, remove lid and serve.

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